plate (Noun) — Dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten.
plate (Noun) — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score. ex. "he ruled that the runner failed to touch home plate"
plate (Noun) — A sheet of metal, wood, glass or plastic.
plate (Noun) — A full-page illustration (usually on slick paper).
plate (Noun) — The quantity contained in a plate.
plate (Noun) — A rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly.
plate (Noun) — The thin under portion of the forequarter.
plate (Noun) — A main course served on a plate. ex. "a vegetable plate" ex. "the blue plate special"
plate (Noun) — Any flat platelike body structure or part.
plate (Noun) — The positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube.
plate (Noun) — A flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded.
plate (Noun) — Structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage.
plate (Noun) — A shallow receptacle for collection in church.
plate (Noun) — A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners).
plate (Noun) — A dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth.
plate (Verb) — Coat with a layer of metal. ex. "plate spoons with silver"